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The Hijacked Jukebox

March 7, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

Join Dave Stroud for a look at a fascinating, if somewhat cringey, slice of music history, where white cover versions of black R&B nuggets were whitewashed across the pop charts in the 1950s. While the ‘cover version’ was a standard industry practice, so were the ‘sanitized’ versions of R&B hits by black artists that made them more ‘palatable’ for white radio audiences, spotlighting white artists while the original creators stayed in the shadows. It’s certainly something that could be the topic of numerous Deeper Roots episodes but we’ll limit our scope to a two hour exploration, measuring the original against the cover. On one side of the house we’ll hear from Fats Domino (a popular source for the practic), Big Joe Turner, The Moonglows and a handful of others. The other side of the house has the names of Pat Boone, Art Mooney, The Fontane Sisters and others among the dubious roster ‘favorites’. Radio and media helped to democratize the landscape but today’s parallels with the frothing ‘look over thereness’ of right wing hate is unmistakable and hard to ignore. It was George Santayana who observed that “those who do not learn from history, are bound to repeat it.“

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Fontane Sisters	Hearts Of Stone	Vintage Music " Vols 3 & 4
3	The Jewels	Hearts of Stone	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
4	The Fontane Sisters	Rock Love	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
5	Lula Reed	Rock Love	Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
6	Eileen Barton	Fujiyama Mama	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
7	Annisteen Allen	Fujiyama Mama	From the Ghetto
8	The Crew Cuts	Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
9	The Chords	Sh-Boom	Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
10	The McGuire Sisters	Sincerely	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
11	The Moonglows	Sincerely	Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]
12	The Crew Cuts	Don't Be Angry	High School Favorites
13	Nappy Brown	Don't Be Angry [1955 Version]	Down In The Alley – The Complete Savoy Singles A's & B's
14	The Fontane Sisters	Please Don't Leave Me	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.3
15	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Rock And Rollin
16	Pat Boone	The Fat Man	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
17	Fats Domino	The Fat Man	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood
18	Pat Boone	Long Tall Sally	The London American Story Disc 1
19	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
20	Art Mooney	Tutti Frutti	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
21	Little Richard	Tutti Frutti	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
22	Johnnie Ray	Flip Flop And Fly	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
23	Big Joe Turner	Flip Flop And Fly	Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
24	Bill Haley & His Comets	Shake, Rattle and Roll	From The Original Master Tapes
25	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
26	Teresa Brewer	Tweedle Dee	The Best Of Teresa Brewer
27	LaVern Baker	Tweedlee Dee	Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 2]
28	Gale Storm	Why Do Fools Fall in Love	The London American Story Disc 1
29	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Why Do Fools Fall in Love	Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
30	Georgia Gibbs	Dance With Me Henry	Georgia Gibbs Greatest Hits
31	Etta James	The Wallflower	The Best of Etta James [EMI-Capitol Special Markets]
32	Jean Dinning	Bo Diddley	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
33	Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley	Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
34	The Hilltoppers	Teardrops From My Eyes	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
35	Ruth Brown	Teardrops From My Eyes	Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 1]]
36	Jaye P Morgan	Baby Don't Do It	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.3
37	The 5 Royales	Baby Don't Do It	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
38	Perry Como	Ko Ko Mo	They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
39	The Flamingos	Ko Ko Mo	The Best Of The Flamingos
40	Ricky Nelson	I'm Walkin'	Legacy [Disc 1]

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Party Goin’ On

February 21, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

Spring’s just around the corner but we’re all holding out with rain, wind and more California sunshine in our forecast until then. Don’t you think that this might call for a party? Well, some of us do and we’re going to mix up the country with the blues, the rock with the rockabilly, and the brassy with the sass as we prepare for the holiday known as President’s Day. I suppose the toddler in the basement wants that named after him, too. Can someone explain the rules of common decency and sense to President McFuddlepants? Please. I beg of you. We’ll leave him out of the party today, though, as we hang in there with a delicious spread of the very best music from the past century, including Mitty Collier, Dr. John, Marty Stuart, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty and Elvin Bishop. We’ll also hear from a local favorite, Doug Blumer and The Bohemian Highway, with a reminder that “The Party’s At Our House”.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives	Sad House Big Party	Saturday Night / Sunday Morning
3	Roque Baños	Party at the Restaurant	Sexy Beast
4	Dr. John	Party Hellfire	The Best Of The Parlophone Years
5	Amos Milburn	House Party (Tonight)	Amos Milburn Rocks
6	Amos Milburn	Let's Have A Party	ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
7	Hugo and Luigi	Rockabilly Party	The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD1)
8	Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater	Party at My House	Mean Case of the Blues
9	Jesse Allen	Let's Party	Stompin' 34
10	Sam Cooke	Having A Party	100 Northern Soul Classics
11	Mink DeVille	Party Girls	Cabretta
12	Helena Ferguson	Where Is The Party	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5
13	Claudine Clark	Party Lights	The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
14	Tammi Terrell	Two Can Have A Party	Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
15	Mitty Collier	My Party	Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968
16	Lesley Gore	It's My Party	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore
17	Charlie Wilson & His Hayloft Gang	The Beer Party (1933)	Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936
18	Dale Watson	Pity Party	The Best of the HighTone Years
19	Don Gibson	Give Myself A Party	The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
20	Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway	The Party's At Our House	Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
21	Charline Arthur	I'm Having A Party All By Myself	Welcome To The Club
22	Wanda Jackson	There's A Party Going On	There's A Party Goin' On
23	Elvin Bishop	Party Till The Cows Come Home	Tulsa Shuffle
24	Whitney Rose	The Last Party	Heartbreaker of the Year
25	Merle Haggard	Goin' Away Party	Unforgettable
26	Rosanne Cash	I Don't Want To Spoil The Party	Hits: 1979-1989
27	Porter Wagoner	The Party & Dolly Parton	1967-1968 (Warped 6797)
28	John Fogerty	Garden Party (With Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmidt)	The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
29	Charlie Faye & The Fayettes	You Gotta Give It up (Party Song)	The Whole Shebang
30	The Jades with the Pacer's Music	The Big Beach Party	Banana Split for My Baby
31	Annette	Beach Party	Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 3
32	The Super Stocks	Muscle Beach Party	Surf Route 101
33	Fats Domino	What a Party	My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino
34	Smiley Lewis	Caldonia's Party	Smiley Lewis Vol 1

Luck and Fortune

February 14, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

It may be Friday the 13th but that won’t stop us from fortifying ourselves with a ‘luck and fortune’ theme in today’s show. Hopefully, that will tip the scales. May our luck and fortune hold out until the next election. You’re welcome to drop in to our slightly superstitious edition of Deeper Roots on a day that usually sends people dodging ladders and eyeing black cats with suspicion. Whether you’re a believer in the ‘unlucky’ stigma or you consider yourself a master of your own fate, we’ve curated a playlist designed to explore the highs and lows of the cosmic dice roll. We’ll be spinning tracks that dive deep into the world of luck and fortune with some high-stakes anthems of the casino floor to the soulful laments of those down on their luck, we’re covering every corner of the wheel of fate. But…knock on wood…just in case.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Robert Gordon	Wheel of Fortune	Rock Billy Boogie
3	The Cardinals	Wheel Of Fortune	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
4	Vic Damone	Something's Coming	Jackpot! The Las Vegas Story
5	Joe Liggins	Whiskey, Women And Loaded Dice	Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
6	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	Roll Of The Dice	Roll Of The Dice
7	Little Milton	We Got the Winning Hand	Greatest Hits (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
8	T-Bone Walker	You're My Best Poker Hand	Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years
9	Helen Humes	Fortune Tellin' Man	He May Be Your Man
10	The Stokes	Crystal Ball	Up All Night! 56 Northern Soul Classics
11	Benny Spellman	Fortune Teller	On The Soul Side
12	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Fortune Teller	Raising Sand
13	Lamont Dozier	Fortune Teller Tell Me	Original Sound Of Detroit – Vol 1
14	Elvis Presley	Good Luck Charm	The Top Ten Hits Disc 2
15	ZZ Top	Viva Las Vegas	Rancho Texicano: The Very Best Of ZZ Top [Disc 2]
16	Jimmie Dolan	Playin' Dominoes And Shootin' Dice	Juke Box Boogie
17	Marty Robbins	Ain't I The Lucky One	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
18	Paul Evans	Happy-Go-Lucky-Me	Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 3] Bob Dylan
19	Iguanas	Fortune Teller	Iguanas
20	Chris Isaak	Waiting for My Lucky Day	Baja Sessions
21	Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit	Lucky Dog	The Rose of England
22	J.J. Cale	Lady Luck	Travel Log
23	Dootones	Teller Of Fortune	The Dootone & Dooto Records Story
24	Ella Fitzgerald	I'm Just A Lucky So And So	Ella Fitzgerald: A 75th Birthday Salute [Disc 1]
25	Nat King Cole	I'm Shooting High	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
26	Dean Martin	Who's Got the Action?	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
27	Jack Jones	This Could Be the Start of Something	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
28	Frank Sinatra	Luck Be a Lady	Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years
29	Dinah Washington	Bad Luck	Dinah Washington Sings The Blues
30	Chuck Berry	I'm Just a Lucky So and So	The Chess Box Disc 2
31	Gale Storm	Lucky Lips	Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
32	Sticks McGhee	Whiskey Women And Loaded Dice	Stick McGhee Volume 2 – (1951-1960)
33	Kay Starr	Wheel Of Fortune	Your Hit Parade – 1952
34	Tony Bennett	With Plenty of Money and You	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' Too

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Steve Cropper Tribute

December 13, 2025 Dave Leave a comment

Long before you ever knew his name, Steve Cropper’s music was a part of your life if you grew up with a radio tuned to soul, rock, or R&B. You were already absorbing his fingerwork: that clipped, chiming guitar on “Green Onions,” the taut groove that made Wilson Pickett sound ten feet tall, or the unmistakable snap of Stax rhythm sections he helped shape. We lost a giant who contributed to the Americana musical landscape this past week and our show this week will reflect on his body of work. He wasn’t just part of the soundtrack of our lives, he was part of the atmosphere, a presence whose playing taught you—quietly and consistently—what feel really meant. To grow up with Steve Cropper’s music is to realize, eventually, that he helped define not just a sound but a sensibility—one where the groove is tight, the soul runs deep, and the guitar part is always exactly what the song needs and not a note more.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay	Stax Number Ones
3	Booker T. & The MG's	Green Onions	Let There Be Drums Vol 2: The 60's
4	Steve Cropper	Baby Don't Do It (Steve Cropper with B.B. King & Shemekia Copeland)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
5	The Tonettes	Teardrop Sea	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
6	Carla Thomas	What a Fool I've Been	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
7	Carla Thomas	Comfort Me	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)
8	Johnny Daye	What'll I Do for Satisfaction	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)
9	Steve Cropper, Pops Staples, Albert King	Tupelo[Pt. 1]	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
10	Wilson Pickett	Don't Fight It [Unedited Single Master]	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
11	Wilson Pickett	In the Midnight Hour	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
12	Barbara & the Browns	In My Heart	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (4 of 9)
13	Booker T. & The MG's	Time Is Tight	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]
14	Mable John	Wait You Dog	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (8 of 9)
15	Rufus Thomas	Can Your Monkey Do the Dog	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
16	The Astors	Candy	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]
17	Bobby Marchan	You Won't Do Right	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
18	Eddie Floyd	Knock on Wood	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9)
19	Otis Redding	Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)	Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]
20	Otis Redding	That's How Strong My Love Is	Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]
21	Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour	Too Much Stress (feat. Brian May & Billy Gibbons)	Friendlytown
22	Steve Cropper	Two Wrongs	Fire It Up
23	Steve Cropper	Thirty Second Lover (Steve Cropper with Steve Winwood)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
24	Aretha Franklin	Think	The Definitive Collection
25	Booker T. & the MG's	Soul-Limbo	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's
26	Wendy Rene	What Will Tomorrow Bring?	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
27	William Bell	Who Will It Be Tomorrow	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
28	Eddie Floyd	Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)	Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
29	Wilson Pickett	Ninety-Nine & A Half (Won't Do)	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
30	The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band and Dom Flemons featuring Steve Cropper	Shake Your Money Maker	Shake Your Money Maker (Single)
31	Steve Cropper	My Sugar Sugar (Steve Cropper with John Popper)	Dedicated – A Salute To The 5 Royales
32	Steve Cropper & Pops Staples	Water	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
33	The Mad Lads	Patch My Heart	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (6 of 9)
34	Cheryl Johnson/Pam Johnson	That's My Guy	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (2 of 9)
35	The Blues Brothers	Soul Man	The Definitive Collection
36	Booker T. & the MG's	Slim Jenkin's Place	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's

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Down & Dirty Blues

December 6, 2025 Dave

This week’s show leans into the rougher side of the tradition: the places where bruised pride, bad decisions, and raw truth find their way into song. “The down and dirty blues” isn’t a stylistic claim so much as a shared attitude — the kind shaped by rent coming due, lovers turning cold, and the kind of trouble that sits heavy in the gut. Across the past century, singers and players have used these stories to put plainspoken feeling into motion, building grooves that don’t promise comfort so much as recognition. Across two hours, we’ll move through voices that carried this edge with conviction — men and women from the 1930s onward who weren’t at all shy about calling out mean mistreaters or confessing their own missteps. You’ll hear hard-driving cuts where guitars sting, pianos roll, and vocals land with a certain bruising weight. Tune in for the likes of Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Johnson, Dirty Red, Little Joe Blue, Howlin’ Wolf and a couple dozen others. The ‘dirty dozen’ doesn’t get much dirtier than this.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Annisteen Allen	Down By The River	Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
3	Howlin' Wolf	Down In The Bottom	Moanin' In The Moonlight
4	Victoria Spivey	Down Hill Pull	Moaning The Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.65)
5	Memphis Minnie	Dirty Mother For You	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
6	Dirty Red	Mother Fuyer	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
7	Little Junior Parker	Dirty Friend Blues	Abc of the Blues, Vol. 36
8	Little Joe Blue	Dirty Work Goin' On	Chess Blues Disc 4
9	Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs	Dirty By The Dozen (Sweet Little Woman)	The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
10	Muddy Waters	Down South Blues	More Real Folk Blues
11	Smokey Hogg	Dirty Mistreater	The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2
12	B.B. King	Every Day I Have the Blues	Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 1]
13	Amos Milburn	Hard Driving Blues	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
14	T-Bone Walker	It's a Lowdown Dirty Deal	The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]
15	Piano Red – Dr. Feelgood	Don't Tell Me No Dirty	The Doctor's in – Disc 4
16	J.B. Lenoir	Low Down Dirty Shame	Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: J.B. Lenoir
17	Lonnie Johnson	The Dirty Dozen	Lonnie Johnson: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1930-31)
18	Victoria Spivey	From 1 to 12 (Dirty Dozen)	The Victoria Spivey Collection 1926-1937
19	Little Milton	I Play Dirty	Living The Blues: The 70's Blues Classics
20	Jimmy Reed	Down The Road	You Dont Have To Go (The Blues Collection Vol.18)
21	Bobby Bland	Driftin' Blues	The Best Of Bobby Bland
22	Jimmy Witherspoon	Bar Fly Blues	Raw Blues
23	Wynonie Harris	Hard Luck Blues	Battle of the Blues – Volume 2
24	John Lee Hooker	Blues Before Sunrise	Don't Look Back
25	The Leap Frogs	Dirty Britches	No Jive: Authentic Southern Country Blues
26	George Harmonica Smith/Long Gone Miles	Low Down Dirty Shame [#]	Juke Joint Blues 1950's-1960's
27	Rory Block	Low Down Dirty Dog Blues	Blues Walkin' Like a Man: A Tribute To Son House
28	Amina Claudine Myers	Dirty No-Gooder's Blues	Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]
29	Dinah Washington	Big Long Slidin' Thing	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
30	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	Don't Come Too Soon	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
31	Buddy Guy	First Time I Met the Blues	Chess Blues Disc 4
32	Geeshie Wiley	Last Kind Words Blues	Before The Blues: Early American Black Music Scene (Vol. 2)
33	Dave Bartholomew & His Orchestra	My Ding-A-Ling	Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues

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Harmonica Legends

November 22, 2025 Dave

Got a harmonica romp through the past one hundred years of America’s Music this coming Friday morning. We’ll be following the harmonica’s journey along and across the American crossroads…one that began in the 19th century, when inexpensive German-made “mouth harps” made their way into the hands of soldiers, travelers, and rural families. Its portability and expressive bends made it a natural fit for early blues and country porch settings. From that country blues porch setting to the juke joints where electric blues, rock, soul, blues, and Americana meet and mingle. We’ll be opening the vaults for some classic tracks from the likes of Little Walter, DeFord Bailey, Mickey Raphael, Sonny Boy Williamson, Charlie Musselwhite, and a couple dozen others as we celebrate the “mouth harp” for its blistering, distorted lead influencing generations of performers of all stripes. Drop in…we’d be glad to have you visit this Friday morning.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	DeFord Bailey	Fox Chase	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
3	DeFord Bailey	Davidson County Blues	When The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & Roll
4	Sonny Boy Williamson	Your Funeral And My Trial	His Best: Sonny Boy Williamson – The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
5	Slim Harpo	Buzzin' [Single Version]	The Best Of Slim Harpo
6	Paul Butterfield Blues Band	Shake Your Money Maker	Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
7	Junior Wells	Messin' With The Kid	Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics
8	Jimmy Reed	Big Boss Man	MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
9	Little Walter	My Babe	His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
10	James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, Billy Branch	Who	Let's Dance: The Best Of Ballroom: Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug and Jive
11	James Cotton Feat. Joe Bonamassa	Cotton Mouth Man	Cotton Mouth Man
12	Taj Mahal	Leaving Trunk	The Best Of Taj Mahal
13	Charlie Musselwhite	Christo Redemptor	Stand Back!
14	Slim Harpo	Baby Scratch My Back	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
15	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee	Fox Chase – Mouth Organ	The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music [Disc 3]
16	Bill "Jazz" Gillum	Don't You Scandalize My Name	Jazz Gillum: Complete Recorded Works Vol.1 1936-49
17	Howlin' Wolf	Moanin' At Midnight	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To Memphis
18	Howlin' Wolf	Smokestack Lightnin'	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
19	Woody Guthrie	Pastures Of Plenty	American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 4]
20	Jesse Fuller	San Francisco Bay Blues	Friends Of Old Time Music [Disc 2]
21	Ramblin' Jack Elliott	Roll On Buddy	The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott
22	Bob Dylan	Blowin' In The Wind	Sing America
23	Charlie McCoy	Orange Blossom Special	The Real McCoy
24	Norton Buffalo	Eighteen Wheels	Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon
25	Willie Nelson	On the Road Again	Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 1
26	Bruce Channel	Hey Baby (Delbert McClinton Harp)	Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
27	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	I Believe I'm In Love	Essential Fabulous Thunderbirds
28	Bob Dylan	I Want You	Blonde on Blonde
29	Willie Nelson	City Of New Orleans	The Essential Willie Nelson
30	Neil Young/Stray Gators	Heart of Gold	Harvest
31	Ozark Mountain Daredevils	If You Wanna Get To Heaven	The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
32	Bruce Springsteen	The River	Chapter & Verse
33	Alfred Lewis	Friday Moan Blues	Harmonica Blues

Rock Roll and Soul

November 16, 2025 Dave

This week’s Deeper Roots takes a wide turn down the backroads of American music, delivering a two-hour free form ride through the crossroads where rock, soul, blues, and Americana meet and mingle. We’ll be opening the vaults for an eclectic blend honoring the roots while keeping one foot in the groove — where a deep cut from Garland Jeffreys might slide right up against raw King Curtis Memphis soul, a bouncy David Lindley number, or the tight shuffle of a Chess Records blues side. We’ll be connecting the dots between decades and genres with warmth and curiosity. Whether it’s Louvin-soaked harmonies, road-weary country soul, or the smoky after-hours mood of the juke joint, this week’s celebration once more explores the shared DNA of American sound. Tune in for stories between the songs, unexpected transitions, and a handpicked setlist that speaks to both memory and motion — a sonic journey that proves the roots run deep, wide, and ever surprising.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Traveling Wilburys	Last Night	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
3	The Mar-Keys	Last Night	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
4	Little Walter	Last Night	Cadillac Records [Disc 1]
5	Simon & Garfunkel	Homeward Bound	Artist's Choice: Willie Nelson: Music That Matters To Him
6	Nat King Cole Trio	Homeward Bound (1993 Digital Remaster)	The Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 2]
7	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
8	Annie Ross	Twisted	King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings [Remastered]
9	David Lindley	Twist and Shout	El Rayo-X
10	King Curtis	Soul Twist	Soul Serenade
11	Gary U.S. Bonds	Dear Lady Twist	Gary "U.S" Bonds – 30 Original Greatest Hits
12	Phil Flowers	Twistin' Beat	Stompin' 8
13	The Traveling Wilburys	Wilbury Twist	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3
14	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
15	Doc & Richard Watson	Moody River	Third Generation Blues
16	Bob Gallion	My Square Dancin' Mama (She's Done Learned to Rock and Roll)	Warped 5611 – Bob Gallion – 1956 – 1959
17	The Louvin Brothers	I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby	Capitol Country Music Classics
18	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Yield Not To Temptation	The Definitive Collection
19	Eddie Floyd	Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)	The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 4]
20	Al Kent	You've Got To Pay The Price	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
21	Timmy Willis	Mr Soul Satisfaction	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
22	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
23	Dee Dee Warwick	We're Doing Fine	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
24	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
25	Warren Zevon	Searching For A Heart	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 2]
26	John Lee Hooker	I'm in the Mood	His Best Chess Sides (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
27	Garland Jeffreys	Cool Down Boy	Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
28	Linda Ronstadt	Just One Look	Living In The U.S.A.
29	The Spidells	Hmmm, With Feeling, Darling	Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
30	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
31	Chuck Willis	Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes	I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
32	Joe Boot & The Fabulous Winds	Rock And Roll Radio	Stompin' 2
33	The Darlenes	I Still Like Rock And Roll	Where The Girls Are Volume 8
34	Glenn Miller	Runnin' Wild	The Golden Years: 1938-1942 [Disc 1]
35	Warren Zevon	Reconsider Me	Sentimental Hygiene
36	Chuck Berry	Rock And Roll Music	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
37	Chuck Prophet	Bad Year for Rock and Roll	Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins
38	Freddy Cannon	If You Were A Rock And Roll Record	The Best of Freddy Cannon – Big Blast From Boston!
39	Fats Domino	I'm In The Mood For Love	Here Stands Fats
40	Deeper Roots Radio	Rock Roll and Soul	Deeper Roots Radio
41	Ramones	Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?	Modern Rock: Lost Hits Of The 70s

Americana, Country Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Folk and Tradition, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Theme Time

Rhythm & Bayou Romp

November 9, 2025 Dave

The sounds of New Orleans carry a mood that’s both jubilant and deeply human; it dances and mourns in the same breath. It’s the sound of the street parade meeting the juke joint: syncopated, earthy, and alive with horns, piano rolls, and that unmistakable backbeat shuffle. Unlike the more urban polish of Chicago blues or the rural cry of the Delta, New Orleans R&B has always felt like a conversation between the sacred and the profane, where gospel chords meet barroom swagger. Just beyond the Crescent City’s lights, where the waters of the bayou take form, we’ve got the accordians and fiddles of the swamp, where there’s humor, head and heartbreak woven into the DNA of the deep South. It is joyous and haunted, elegant and raw, as well as endlessly resilient. The music of New Orleans inspired an ethos — that music could be communal, unrestrained, and celebratory no matter the hardship. It taught America how to dance through its troubles, to find rhythm in resilience, and to turn sorrow into sound that still shakes the rafters and demands a communal dance to this day. This week’s show raises the flag of the Crescent City and her environs with a rhythm and bayou romp!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Roomful Of Blues	New Orleans	Best of Roomful of Blues The Alligator Records Years
3	Rusty & Doug Kershaw	Louisiana Man	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
4	Jimmy Newman	A Fallen Star	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
5	Alvin Robinson	Down Home Girl	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
6	Joe Barry	I'm a Fool to Care	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
7	Rod Bernard	Pardon Mr. Gordon	Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
8	Barbara George	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)	Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
9	Irma Thomas & Marcia Ball	I Just Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind	Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]
10	The Hawketts	Your Time's Up	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
11	Sugar Boy Crawford	No More Heartaches	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
12	Clifton Chenier	The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)	Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
13	Clifton Chenier	Calinda	Destination New Orleans
14	Bobby Mitchell	I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]
15	Fats Domino	The Big Beat	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
16	Dr. John	Blue Monday	Goin' Back To New Orleans
17	Fats Domino	What's Wrong	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
18	Theryl De Clouet	I Get Lifted	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005
19	Sammy Naquin	New Orleans Waltz	Best of Cajun Instrumentals
20	Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie	Canaille	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
21	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	La Crhve De Faim (Starvation 2-Step)	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
22	Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	New Orleans Beat	La Toussaint
23	Lil' Queenie & The Percolators	My Darlin' New Orleans	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
24	Sunpie And The Louisiana Sunspots	Bunny Bread	Destination New Orleans
25	Johnny Adams	Release Me	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
26	Jimmy Clanton	Another Sleepless Night	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
27	Jewel King	3X7=21	New Orleans R&B Outbreak
28	Charles "Hungry" Williams	So Glad You're Mine	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
29	Archibald	Stack O Lee	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
30	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	You've Got To Be Modernistic	Black American Choirs 1926-31
31	Great Day of New Orleans Singers	Shout On	Black American Choirs 1926-31
32	The Red Stick Ramblers	Main Street Blues	Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
33	Dirty Dozen Brass Band	Mardi Gras In New Orleans	A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005

Blues, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Oldies, Rock, Theme Time

Halloween 2025

November 1, 2025 Dave

Halloween in America, on the anniversary of the first quarter century of the millennium. We celebrate the night by wearing masks, by flirting with fear, by turning the grotesque into entertainment. But here in 2025, you can’t help but feel like the masks didn’t come off this year. The trick-or-treaters will return home tonight, but the parade of make-believe monsters marched straight into the daylight this past January — and some of them are occupying the most important offices in our fragile democracy. What used to be a night for play-acting power, for pretending to be the villain, has turned into a movement that’s forgotten the difference between costume and conviction. The slogans sound patriotic, the anger sounds righteous, and the cruelty wears the grin of normalcy. Halloween, at least, has an ending — sunrise, candy wrappers, a hangover of sugar and smoke. But America’s current masquerade? The lights came on, and the masks stayed put.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	David & Roselyn	Marie Lavaux	The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi
3	Dr. John	Marie Laveau	The Best Of The Parlophone Years
4	Mississippi John Hurt	Spider Spider	Concord Music Halloween Eclectic 2020
5	Memphis Minnie	Black Cat Blues – Take 1	Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
6	Bob Dunn	Graveyard Blues	1939-1940 (Warped 3921)
7	Tampa Red	Witchin' Hour Blues	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
8	Memphis Minnie	Hoodoo Lady	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
9	Robert Johnson	Me And The Devil Blues	ABC Of The Blues Vol 18
10	Rev. Emmett Dickinson	A Black Cat Has Crossed Your Path	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
11	Charles Sheffield	It's Your Voodoo Working	100 Northern Soul Classics
12	St. Louis Bessie (Mae Smith)	Ghost Creepin' Blues	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
13	The Hollywood Flames	Frankenstein's Den	The Hollywood Flames
14	Eels	Fresh Blood	Hombre Lobo
15	AC DC	Hells Bells	Back in Black
16	Original London Cast recording	In The Air Tonight American Psycho	Concord Music Halloween Eclectic 2020
17	The Frantics	Werewolf	The Roots Of Psychobilly
18	Redbone	The Witch Queen Of New Orleans	Rockin' 70s [Disc 2]
19	Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs	I've Got a Voodoo Doll	1963-1968 – The Complete Wooly Bully Years vol.1
20	Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm	She Made My Blood Run Cold	Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
21	Louis Armstrong	Spooks!	A Very Vintage Halloween
22	The Duponts	Screamin' Ball (At Dracula Hall)	Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
23	John Carpenter	Halloween Theme	Halloween: 20th Anniversary
24	Dr. John	Witchy Red	Television
25	Bettye LaVette	Witchcraft in the Air	Motor City Soul
26	The Deep River Boys	Swinging at the Siance	The Ultimate Rockin' Halloween Party (American Horror Songs 1930s – 1950s)
27	Parham-Pickett Apollo Syncopaters (W/"Tiny" Parham & Junie C. Cobb)	Mojo Strut	A Very Vintage Halloween
28	Truett & George	Ghost Dance	Diabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952
29	Nina Simone	I Put a Spell on You	Anthology Disc 1
30	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	I Put a Spell on You	Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
31	Roy Buchanan	Haunted House	Roy Buchanan
32	Tom Waits	Whistlin' Past The Graveyard	Used Songs 1973-1980
33	Dinah Washington / Max Richter	This Bitter Earth / On The Nature Of Daylight	Shutter Island [Disc 2]

Listen To The Music

October 24, 2025 Dave

Friday mornings feature a two-hour journey through sound, soul, and even a dash of storytelling from the past century of America’s music. Tune in as Dave Stroud weaves an eclectic blend of genres that don’t always share a shelf, but definitely share a spirit. From the aching twang of country ballads to the velvet grooves of soul, as well as the thumping rhythms of rock…we’ve got it all. We’ll also be adding a touch of gospel to uplift and some shimmering pop in the show today. Legends and unsung heroes side by side—think John Fogerty easing into a track from BR5-49, or some classic Charlie Musselwhite introducing the soulful sounds of Solomon Burke. This isn’t a greatest hits show—it’s a feeling. It’s about the moments when music surprises you, connects you, and makes you feel more you. So whether you’re tuning in from the road, the living room, or somewhere in between, turn it up and let the music take you somewhere new..

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Mel Blanc	Money	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
3	Louis Armstrong	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	Pottery Barn Dinner At Eight Just Desserts
4	Frank Sinatra	(Love Is) The Tender Trap	The Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 2]
5	Elvis Presley	Can't Help Falling In Love	Elvis 30 #1 Hits
6	Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires	Never Ending	From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2]
7	Robert Gordon	Fire	Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
8	The Supremes	Nothing But Heartache	Gold Disc 1
9	Marvin Gaye	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]
10	Candi Staton	In The Ghetto	Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 2]
11	Charlie Musselwhite	Siboney	Continental Drifter
12	Solomon Burke	What Good Am I?	Make Do With What You Got
13	Little Willie John	Leave My Kitten Alone	ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
14	Fats Domino	Please Don't Leave Me	Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
15	Cookie & the Cupcakes	Mathilda	Swamp Gold, Volume 1
16	Charles Senns	Dig Me A Crazy Record	One More Record Please
17	Johnny Burnette	The Train Kept A Rollin'	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
18	Brenda Lee	That's All You Gotta Do	The Brenda Lee Story: Her Grea
19	Marshall Crenshaw	Donna the Prima Donna (Bonus Track)	Jaggedland
20	Leon Russell	Dixie Lullaby	Leon Russell [Bonus Track]
21	The Bobby Fuller Four	Love's Made A Fool Of You	The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four
22	John Fogerty	Almost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban)	Wrote a Song for Everyone
23	BR5-49/Kay Adams	Mama Was A Rock (Daddy Was A Rolling Stone)	Rig Rock Deluxe
24	Southern Culture on the Skids	Too Much Pork for Just One Fork	Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country Disc 2
25	The Doobie Brothers	Listen To The Music	Toulouse Street
26	Buffalo Springfield	On The Way Home	Retrospective – The Best of Buffalo Springfield
27	Elvin Bishop	Fooled Around and Fell In Love	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection The Best of Elvin Bishop
28	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	My Journey To The Sky	Vol. 3-1946-47 Complete Record
29	Professor Johnson & His Gospel Singers	Where Shall I Be	1950s Gospel Classics
30	Mahalia Jackson	I'm On My Way	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]
31	Stephen Stills	Do for the Others	Stephen Stills
32	Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)	Pocket Full Of Rain	The Low Highway [+digital booklet]
33	Emmylou Harris	Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight (Remastered LP Version)	Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town (Remastered)

A Century of America's Music